Does appearance really matter?

Food is all about senses. Taste and smell are pretty important senses for me. But sometimes I wonder if sight is also important when it comes to food? Sight was also the main reason why I made Chinese tea eggs last week, inspired by Wikipedia

This time it was a really easy DIY recipe. The only thing I did was boil the eggs and gently crack the shells. After that it was basically marinating the eggs with color and flavors.

The end result is really beautiful, the eggs look great. The picture above was after one day of steeping. Wikipedia also suggests two days. So they can look even better if you are a bit more patient.

The taste of the eggs on the other hand isn’t that special in my honest opinion. You slightly taste the spices at the edge of the eggs. But the yolk still tastes the same. Like I said, I only tried one day of steeping. So maybe that will also improve with two days. And besides that I will also suggest to try and experiment with other spices.